Antioch: Police investigate two home invasion robberies

ANTIOCH -- Police are investigating two home invasion robberies that occurred Thursday morning, although the incidents do not appear to be related.

The first occurred at 7:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Hillside Road when a resident was woken up by someone breaking into her home. The woman heard a loud crash and later saw that her purse had been stolen.

The second incident occurred about an hour later at 8:45 a.m. in the 2200 block of Sycamore Drive when two men broke into a home and pointed a gun at a woman who was house sitting, Sgt. Trevor Schnitzius said. The suspects took the woman's purse and a television before leaving.